The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-04-01
OFFICIAL PAPER OF BROWN CO
The County Seat Law.

The following is the law, as am
ended. which applies to Brown county,
relative to the removal of the county
seat.
An act entitled an act to provide
for the relocation of county seats in
counties where county seats have
been located by a vote less than ma
jority of all the electors voting there
on.
Be it enacted by the legislative as
sembly of the territory of Dakota
Section l. That all counties in
this territory, having population not
less than twelve thousand as shown BY
the census of 1885, and having an
area of not less than thirty-six con
gressional townships, and in which
the present county seat III re-
of has been heretofore temporarily
located under the provisions Of section
4 of chapter 21 of the political code,
by reason of the fact that that no
place received a majority of all the
votes cast at the election held under
the provisions of said section 6 of chap
ter 21 of the political code, there shall
be held a special election Of the duly
qualified voters of such counties on
the 18th day of May A. ID. 1887, at
which election the question Of the re-
location of the comfy seat Of such
counties shall be voted upon.
Provided that such election shall
not be held in any county unless there
shall be presented to the Judge of the
district court Of the district in which
such is situeted, or in his absence
from such district, or bis inability to
act, to the chief justice Of said terri
tory, petition signed by at least one.
third in number, Of the electors Of said
county, as shown by the vote cast at
the last general election, PRAYING said
Judge to issue an order directing the
holding of said election, as provided
in this act.
If said Judge shall find that said
said petition is signed by one-third of
the electors Of SAID county, as above
provided, he shall issue an order di-
recting said election to be held in ac-
cordance with the provisions Of this
act.
Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the
register Of deeds in each Of said coun-
ties, upon being duly served with the
copy Of heorier made to cause duly
certified copy Of this act to be pub
lished in at least one Of such papers
as have been designated by the board
Of county commissioners asthe official
paper of such counties, for at least SIX
consecutive weeks Immediately pre-
ceeding the date Of such election, and
no other or further notice Of said
election shall be required.
Sec. 8. The polling places at such
election shall be the same as those
designated for the general election Of
I11SS6, and the judges and clerks Of
such election shall be the same as at
the general election Of 1886, provided
that if any Of said judges or clerks
shall be absent or for any reason shall
fail to act at said special elections
their places shall be filed in the man
ner provided BY the laws governing
general elections il this territory.
Sec. 4. The ballots for such cleo
tions shall be printed or szritte,,,, CT
partly printed and partly written sub
stantially as follow: "For county
seat the city Tor town.
and BY such ballots the eIector shall
designate the city or town for which
be desires to cast his vote for county
seat.
Sec. 5. The vote at said special
elections shall be canyassed, certified